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Week 3: 4 mile threshold run

After surviving yesterday's blizzard (the Buffalo blizzard of 2014) and being cooped up in the house the whole day, I went to the gym super early this morning and did 4 miles of threshold running on the treadmill. The middle of the week runs are my speed work runs, and this was my first speed work training session of the season! It was fun and I was so sweaty! 

Tomorrow is an easy run day, which will also need to be done on the treadmill unfortunately due to the excessive amount of snow outside (expecting 6 more inches today, even though the blizzard is over). The good news is that the weather looks good this weekend, so I should be lucky enough to get to have my long run outdoors. :)

total mileage since dec 26, 2013: 25.46

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Day #232 of my marathon running journey....5 days to go!

2.43 mile threshold run this morning (10 minute warm up, 5 minute threshold pace, 1 minute slow pace, 5 minute threshold pace, 1 minute slow pace, 10 minute cool down). It's the last "fast" run I'll have for a while. One thing I did notice is that it was 75 degrees this morning and it really didn't feel that bad running in it--thankfully my body has acclimated to the heat! Fortunately, race day weather is forecasted to be high of 67 and mostly cloudy. 

Two more short runs planned this week--very short. No strength training or cross training. Eating lots of carbs and drinking lots of water. Still working on mental preparedness! Can't believe only 5 days til race day. YIKES!

Total Mileage since Oct 1, 2012: 481.78

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4.6 miles today

4.6 mile threshold run today. First two miles were absolute torture! HAH! No idea why, but I felt completely drained of energy and not in the mood to run AT ALL. 

Thankfully things got easier after the second mile and I got into my groove. Sometimes I think it's just takes me two miles to get my correct pace. Or it's just a warm up issue. Had to run early bc I am busy all afternoon---so I wore extra layers to create my own "microclimate" to help with heat training.

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Day #185 of my marathon training journey...

4 mile threshold run this morning. Started out feeling really tired and unsure how the heck I was going to make it 4 miles. But, as usual, once I got warmed up, the run felt great. No soreness at all today (so happy my back muscles are all healed already!). And I even got a PR for my fastest mile. 

Tomorrow is a much needed rest day. Saturday has a 25 minute easy run planned before the big ole nearly 4 hour run on Sunday. Oh boy. ;)

Total Mileage since October 1: 343.11

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3.6 miles threshold run this morning after 30 minutes of yoga. It snowed overnight, so my run was in about an inch of slippery slow and slush. So grateful that today is the first day of Spring--I am tired of running in the snow!!! 

Total Mileage Since Oct 1, 2012: 294.07 miles

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Day #129 of my marathon running journey~

3 Miles this morning. Threshold run-- 4 minutes @ threshold pace, followed by 90 minutes recovery pace, 4 repetitions. Felt great. Much easier than the first time I did the threshold run a couple weeks ago. 

Tomorrow will be a rest day, but I'll be back at it with cross training on Saturday and a long run Sunday. There's another winter storm headed our way, so my Sunday long run will likely be thru nearly a foot of snow! The joys of winter running!

Total Mileage Since October 1, 2012: 189.41 miles